One of the most significant‚ influential days in my life thus far occurred when I was in eighth grade. I had made the varsity cut for volleyball. This might sound shallow to most people; I got into a team‚ great‚ but what is the big deal? For me‚ it was‚ however‚ because this one thing that happened‚ that day‚ changed my life forever. Getting into a varsity team in eighth grade shaped the rest of my high school years. Being part of a team in which your age is a drastic outlier makes you particular
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1. The building blocks of competitive advantage include quality‚ customer responsiveness‚ innovation‚ and efficiency. Quality from a restaurant standpoint is getting what you pay for. To purchase an item such as wine from a restaurant that costs ninety-seven dollars per glass would have to be of good quality‚ as opposed to purchasing Boons Farm‚ and this costing you the same price. Quality is important in that if your company doesn’t posses good quality yet charges its customers for this inexistent
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my four bags for the day and head out the door. Dreading every second of this painful early morning process‚ I still enter the gym with a smile on my face and gear up to hit the court with my team. Throughout the past nine years I have played volleyball. From YMCA to now high school‚ meanwhile‚ I have never gone a month away from the court. Over the years‚ I have always found myself as an outstanding player on the second team. Starting my first club season‚ I made the second team. However‚ I strutted
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On the periodic table‚ the element calcium is located in group two. Group two is the alkaline earth metals‚ which means calcium is an alkaline earth metal. Also‚ on the periodic table it is located in period four. The block calcium is in is the s-block. The elements in the s-block are located in the first two periodic table groups. The electron shell structure for calcium are 2.8.8.2. For calcium‚ the CAS registry ID‚ which is a unique numerical identifier given to elements by the Chemical Abstracts
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4f and 5f block elements 1. Name the 4f – block elements and give their electronic configuration. Why are Sc‚ Y‚ and La included in the list of lanthanide elements 2. What is lanthanide contraction? How does it affect the chemical behavior of Zr/Hf‚ Hb/Ta‚ Mo/W ? 3. Contrast the electronic spectra of the lanthanide and transition metal ions. Why do the lanthanide ions give rise to very sharp bands in their electronic spectra and why are the magnetic properties of their complexes little affected by
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Of all your courses‚ activities‚ internships‚ and work experience‚ which one did you find most rewarding or personally satisfying? Explain why. The most rewarding work experience that I have had was to work as a volunteer for the International office at Northern Virginia Community College. Personally‚ I considered volunteering responsible work because it requires time effort and commitment. Working as a volunteer with the International Office was meaningful to me because I was able to assist so
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assist in future problems or tasks. Examples include: Here’s what I think you should do... Let me suggest... Here’s the best solution... Using logic‚ Lecturing‚ or Arguing While logic is an ideal tool in solving problems‚ when it is used to block communication it becomes a roadblock to effective leadership. It often makes the one with the problem feel inferior‚ or inadequate by sending messages of
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When I think about consulting prior to this class I had a little knowledge about it I have more insight now after I started reading Flawless Consulting by Peter Block who seemed to have a great sense of humor in the first chapters. I only knew the concept of consultant on my experiences as a fashion consultant which I think it is totally different from what I am going to learn from this course. However I think there is similarities to them for instance‚ they both require a high level of communication
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All levels of students encounter different blockages in the course of language learning. These blocks can be categorized as both internal and external. Internal factors include reasons such as lack of motivation and fear of failure. External factors‚ on the other hand‚ include factors like unsuitable classroom environment and social influences. Motivation is an affective factor for students to engage in a study. Students have a variety of reasons to learn a new language. These reasons can
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The Gibbard Block is the establishing shot of a horror film where a nice young couple chooses to honeymoon local in an elegant building that’s lasted more than a century. It’s romantic in a way that suggests some things withstand weather and time with grace. Branded with age‚ the block stands regal‚ all weathered red brick and cornice brackets‚ colored off-white by the time they’ve spent exposed. The first tier of the block is adorned with a green awning‚ the second‚ a neon sign that reads La Boheme
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